Monday, October 22, 2007

Oy, a Cookie with a Kick

Erev Shabbos my wife sent me to the store for a few last minute Shabbos ingredients. While I was there, I saw an impressive display of a new brand of cookies. There it was, in all it's glory: the ultimate in a cookie for the middle aged man...

And, I must say, they are tasty. Good consistency, good smell, good flavor. It's a nice cookie.

But, like all things, too good to be true. I turned over the package, after eating a few (in the car on my way home, you know, to make sure they were worthy of being a Shabbos treat), to check the calorie content (and maybe it was more than a few). I came across this...

In case the picture is unclear, here's what it says:

Maltitol (a sugar substitute) - excess consumption may have a laxative effect. Oh My Goodness. A cookie with an after-kick!

Or, as Wikipedia says, "maltitol is particularly associated with gastric issues". Translation: Eat more than 2 cookies and you're going to be spending a LOT of unpleasant time in the bathroom.

Oh My Goodness. Talk about needing to read the nutrition label!!!! You'd think they'd put a warning label across the front... WARNING: EXPLOSIVE AFTER-EFFECTS. DO NOT EAT MORE THAN 2 COOKIES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.